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Posts tagged philosophy

Jingyuan Chen: Thoughts on Peter Singer's moral premises predating the EA movement

Jingyuan Chen: Thoughts on Peter Singer's moral premises predating the EA movement

How do we reconcile some of the implications of the moral premises of Peter Singer’s arguments?

Harvard College Effective AltruismJanuary 27, 2025philosophy, peter singer, morality Comment

Maksens Djabali: What About Deontology? Ethics of Social Belonging and Conformity in Effective Altruism

Maksens Djabali: What About Deontology? Ethics of Social Belonging and Conformity in Effective Altruism

What if EA has more in common with deontology than it first appears?

Harvard College Effective AltruismJanuary 9, 2025philosophy, deontology, communityComment